The Playing Fields, Mill Lane, Coxley, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1QU

2011/2988Full ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 14 February 2012

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Erection of three 10 metre poles with floodlights

Received: 14 November 2011
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Mendip
Ward: Wookey And St Cuthbert Out West

ReceivedReceived14 Nov
ValidatedValidated21 Dec
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date15 Feb
DecidedDecided14 Feb

Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at The Playing Fields, Mill Lane, Coxley, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1QU. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 92 days, 6 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,946 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.

92% of full applications at Mendip were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: BA5 1QU
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: St Cuthbert Out Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 21 December 2011
Target decision date: 15 February 2012
Permission expires: 14 February 2015

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 4
Constraints: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Source: Mendip

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